Drag Link End Adjustment: How tight is 'seated'

[Biscuit]

Spec for adjusting the drag link end is to tighten until seated then back off 1/2 turn. Sounds simple, but there is a spring involved.

How tight is seated? Hand tight?

I can use an adjustable wrench on the chisel that I am using as a screw driver for the end screw. That allows me tighten beyond hand tight and compress the spring.

 

[numby]

You tighten until the two inner seats are tight on the ball then back off. The spring takes up the slack you leave when you back it off. Backing off the screw leaves a smidge of room for grease.

As the seats wear you start adding pennies behind them.

 

[Biscuit]

Seated like above. Hand tightening by grasping the chisel/screwdriver blade and turning until tight, then backed off.

Driving to get lunch the steering seems normal.